The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-11-12

be used for Home Missionary Work"
the other half goes to the General Con
vention. The General Secretary's report
stated that the yield from the missionary
boxes was larger this year than that OF
last year. This is good news. But we
should not be satisfied with this. We
want, next year, to very largely surpsss
the gain noted this year. A missionary
box in every Universalist home, yielding
an average of one dollar year, would
furnish fund equal to present demands
for home and foreign work, and give
surplus for enlarged plans. Let us have
a revival of missionary boxes. There are
number of these silent pleaders for our
generosity in Ohio that have yielded no
returns for several years. We hope to
hear from them soon after Thanksgiving
Day, as well as from those that are never
found wanting. Those wishing boxes
can be supplied by addressing the writer.
BY instruction of the Executive
Committee, we are sending to Ohio
churches notices Of their respective ap-
portionments for the benefit OF the gen.
eral purpose fund of the Convention and
trust that they will receive prompt atten-
ton. The amount called for is about fif-
teen cents per member, and the payment
should not be regarded as grievous
burden. Let us learn the gospel of small
things.
Rev. C. C. Conner
has located at Red Bank, pleasant
suburb of Cincinnati. He has resumed
charge of our church in Newtown for an
indefinite period and will hold services
on the third Sunday OF each month.
That church has had no pastor since
Br. Corners resignation two years ago,
and the renewal of relations is compli-
ment to both pastor and people.
Our church at Mt Carmel has ex-
pressed wish to deed their property to
the State Convention. This is a move
in the right direction. We trust the
time will soon come when similar action
will be requisite to admission of new
churches to fellowship.
Rev. Fl. L. Garfield, our State Su.
perintendent, is doing vigorous and prof.
table work for the church wherever he
goes. He recently visited Rsynoldsburg
and says, 81 think the cause there is far
from hopeless, and hope it may be reviv.
ed" Last week he assisted Rev. A. Will
son in holding some meetings at Brim-
field which were pleasant and profitable.
Br. Garfield says, "The cause is reviving
there"
Rev. Sister Abbie Danforth, of Bry-
an, in a letter renting money to pay
her second liberal subscription to the
Permanent Fund, says: "We seem to be
getting into better working order here,
and prospects are Frightening. l hope to
accomplish something before the year
rolls around. It takes some time to
start things when they are frozen down.
AS the warmth OF life comes we shall
move" TO all of which we say "Amen."
One of the discussions at the late
General Convention revealed the fact
that the managers OF our theological
schools, we're assisting some candidates
for the ministry, who are unabls to
meet the expense OF attendance, by cor
respondence This is good work.
With the increasing demand for minis.
ters, it is evident some efforts must be
made to supply the need, other than from
the ordinary yield of our theological
schools. If there are any young men
and women in this State, who feel, "Woe
is me, if I preach not the gospel" we
recommend them to correspond with
Rev FL. L. Garfield, State Superintendent,
Belleville, o., and he will assist them in
becoming acquainted with steps neces-
sary to be taken.
Columbus.
In recent visit to Columbus we took
q view of the beautiful chapel being
erected by our church there, and which
is nearing completion. 1t is located on
East State street, pear Startling Medical
College, and is a model of beauty and
convenience.
The recent session of Montgomery
Association, held at Miami City, was a
very excellent meeting. and shows that
Associa ions can be male profitable,
even if they have no ecclesiastical pow
ers. The ministers present were Rev.
Messrs. Blackford, Moore and MacLean.
The program published in THE UNIyERs
ALIsT was followed quite closely.
The Executive Committee of the
Ohio Universalist Convention will hold
its second session for the year in the new
chapel in Columbus at 2 P. M, Thursday,
December 1st. Persons having bust
ness with the Committee, will take no.
tice and govern themselves accordingly
Rev. ]. P. MacLean, of Hamilton, has
a new lecture entitled Scotland as Saw
It." which he will deliver for the bene-
fit Of churches and other organizations
on reasonable terms. He illustrates the
lecture by large number of beautiful
stereopticon views.
Those who subscribed to the Minis